French, C.S.
Computer science / C.S. French. - 5th ed. - London : Continuum, Thomson Learning c1996. - vii, 506 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Reprinted 2002 Reprinted 2004 by Thomson Learning
1. Introduction to computers and computer science. - 2. Data representation and transmission. - 3. Number bases. - 4. An overview of hardware and software. - 5. Document processing. - 6. Main storage. - 7. Backing storage. 8. Workstations and terminals. - 9. Output devices. - 10. Data capture and data entry. - 11. Human computer interfaces. - 12. GUIs and multimedia. - 13. Computer systems architecture. - 14. Data communications and networks. - 15. Operations on data. . - 16. Program structures. - 17. Data structures. - 18. Program design and specifications. - 19. Computer file concepts. - 20. File organisation and access. - 21. File processing. - 22. Spreadsheets. - 23. Boolean algebra. - 24. Machine logic. - 25. Formal notations. - 26. Computer arithemic. - 27. Machine logic. - 28. Low-level languages. - 29. The input-output subsystem. -30. Operating systems. - 31. Software types and programming languages. - 32. Translators. - 33. Database architecture. - 34. Storage, retrieval and 4GLs. - 35. Development frameworks. - 36. Development methods. - 37. Implementation and post-implementation. 38. Project management. - 39. Applications areas. - Appendix 1. Answers to self-test questions. - Appendix 2. Details ommitted from the text for the sake of clarity. - Appendix 3. Course-work projects and study. - Index.
0826454607 (pbk.)
Computer science.
004 / FRE
Computer science / C.S. French. - 5th ed. - London : Continuum, Thomson Learning c1996. - vii, 506 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Reprinted 2002 Reprinted 2004 by Thomson Learning
1. Introduction to computers and computer science. - 2. Data representation and transmission. - 3. Number bases. - 4. An overview of hardware and software. - 5. Document processing. - 6. Main storage. - 7. Backing storage. 8. Workstations and terminals. - 9. Output devices. - 10. Data capture and data entry. - 11. Human computer interfaces. - 12. GUIs and multimedia. - 13. Computer systems architecture. - 14. Data communications and networks. - 15. Operations on data. . - 16. Program structures. - 17. Data structures. - 18. Program design and specifications. - 19. Computer file concepts. - 20. File organisation and access. - 21. File processing. - 22. Spreadsheets. - 23. Boolean algebra. - 24. Machine logic. - 25. Formal notations. - 26. Computer arithemic. - 27. Machine logic. - 28. Low-level languages. - 29. The input-output subsystem. -30. Operating systems. - 31. Software types and programming languages. - 32. Translators. - 33. Database architecture. - 34. Storage, retrieval and 4GLs. - 35. Development frameworks. - 36. Development methods. - 37. Implementation and post-implementation. 38. Project management. - 39. Applications areas. - Appendix 1. Answers to self-test questions. - Appendix 2. Details ommitted from the text for the sake of clarity. - Appendix 3. Course-work projects and study. - Index.
0826454607 (pbk.)
Computer science.
004 / FRE